Colin Meads Rugby player
Sir Colin Earl Meads KNZM MBE (born 3 June 1936), is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches (133 total games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971.Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history. Nicknamed 'Pinetree', he is anicon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Pinetree |
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| Birth date | June 03, 1936 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 2001 |
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| Height (meters) | 1.92 |
| Weight (Kilograms) | 102.0 |
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External resources
- http://physed.otago.ac.nz/csullivan/colin_meads.html
- http://www.planet-rugby.com/stats/players/players_listing.phtml/p_r/ENG?setCode=archive&search_text=Colin+Meads&tournament_code=international&country=&scdate=1871&ecdate=2004&position=&sbdate=1871&ebdate=2004&go=Submit
- http://www.rugbymuseum.co.nz/ABProfilee.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&IDID=601